JOIN us on March 10 during lunch periods or after school where we discuss and begin to actually link our Schoology and PowerSchool gradebooks. Or listen to our podcast here! *A brief recap * Why should you use the Schoology Gradebook Reason 1: Consistency between gradebooks Reason 2: Keep the work in the hands ofContinue reading “S1 E17: “6 Reasons Why Grading in Schoology Can Make your Life Easier””
Author Archives: Victoria Lobb
REALity Check S1 E12: Differentiation, Part I
Welcome to Differentiation Part I: What is it? What isn’t it? This episode addressed a more philosophical approach to differentiated instruction in the regular education classroom, and the next episode will address more practical approaches and strategies. Let’s start here. If you’re reading along with me, do me a favor. Read this definition of differentiationContinue reading “REALity Check S1 E12: Differentiation, Part I”
REALity Check S1 E13: Differentiation, Part II
Welcome back! In the most recent episode of REALity Check, I talked about differentiation more philosophically. Here, I’d like to quickly address five specific, research-based strategies to addressing differentiation in the secondary regular education classroom. I think we all know that differentiation is key in providing quality, Tier 1 interventions for students, but it’s difficultContinue reading “REALity Check S1 E13: Differentiation, Part II”
REALity Check S1 E7 RECAP
In “Upping your Twitter Game, Part I,” I shared the three educators you should be following on Twitter. So today, in “Upping your Twitter Game, Part II,” I’d like to respond to my colleagues who expressed interest in participating in EdChats. Why EdChats? The purpose of EdChats is to connect you with people. Know thatContinue reading “REALity Check S1 E7 RECAP”
REALity Check S1E6 RECAP
Welcome to the recap of Upping Your Twitter Game, Part I. About five or six years ago, my goal was to get myself on Twitter and meet students where they were at. I tweeted homework every day at 3:00pm, shared articles I found, and narrated funny events that happened in class. And then students stoppedContinue reading “REALity Check S1E6 RECAP”
REALity Check Raffle Winners
Early Monday morning, the GCHS Instructional Coaching elves dropped off some goodies in departments around the school. Along with the treats, we asked staff to commit to trying one new thing this semester. Always wanted to build educational podcasts into your commute? Try it! Heard about these EduChat things, but never actually participated? Try it!Continue reading “REALity Check Raffle Winners”
REALity Check S1E5 RECAP
Shanna had so much fun sitting down with our previous guests, Chris Ellingsen, Joey Philipp, and Colin Plach, for joining us to talk about PBL. After listening to it, I remarked that she really didn’t have to do much work in that interview: those three really had a lot to say and had so muchContinue reading “REALity Check S1E5 RECAP”
REALity Check S1E2 Recap
In our second episode of REALity Check, we sat down to talk about one of the tools our district has invested in, WeVideo. Many of us know just how great WeVideo is. It’s unique in that it can do ALL of the following: Create videos Create podcasts Allow students to collaborate Use audio and visualContinue reading “REALity Check S1E2 Recap”
